Rustyone Posted August 12, 2006 #1 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Merriam-Webster pronounces it as kah ree bee, accent on ree. Functions as a noun, Spanish etymology meaning cannibal. This right? Where's my sixth grade teacher when I need her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonna go cruising Posted August 12, 2006 #2 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I have always pronounced it Kuh REEB. That was how it was said on the ship at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylandtk Posted August 12, 2006 #3 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Kuh-REEB is how I have always heard and pronounced it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psee Posted August 12, 2006 #4 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Princess uses "Caribe" as a deck name and is pronounced "Kah-Reeb". Caribe is normally used as the term for piranha fish since the original Caribes (Caribbeans) were cannibals. The original pronuciation is: http://seachupp.com/pics/caribe.wav :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khfadpi Posted August 12, 2006 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Yes it is like the "carib" indians of the early caribbean islands. ka- REEB'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis Posted August 12, 2006 #6 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Yes it is like the "carib" indians of the early caribbean islands. ka- REEB'. "carib" and "caribe" are not pronounced the same.....KA-rib vs ka-REEB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlenemilt Posted August 12, 2006 #7 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I vote for cah-rrrrrrreeb. Can you roll your R's? Arlene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted August 12, 2006 #8 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I vote for cah-rrrrrrreeb. Can you roll your R's? Arlene I'm with Arlene even though I can't roll my Rs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka Honu Posted August 12, 2006 #9 Share Posted August 12, 2006 As I recall, San Juan locals and employees of the Caribe Hilton pronounce it "Kah reeb" (accent on "reeb"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amapola Posted August 13, 2006 #10 Share Posted August 13, 2006 The correct pronunciation in Spanish is Cah-REE-beh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyone Posted August 13, 2006 Author #11 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Oh good grief! :eek: How about deck #5! :rolleyes: I like Kuh Reeb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennew Posted August 13, 2006 #12 Share Posted August 13, 2006 before my first cruise I kept saying "We have a balcony on the Caribe (Car-eye-b) deck. Our first stop is at Princess Cays (Kays)....:D We all learn after hearing the British accent lady in the elevator enough times. This time we are on the Baja (Bah-jah) deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissa76 Posted August 13, 2006 #13 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Amapola is right! In Spanish (means "caribbean") it is *definitely* 3 syllables (stress on middle syllable): kah-REE-bay Melissa :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydecocruiser Posted August 13, 2006 #14 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I pronounce like the beer - Una Mas! Both are 3 syllables... Without the e, it is 2 syllables... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carib {seems to even be confused...} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rienreiter Posted August 13, 2006 #15 Share Posted August 13, 2006 The original pronuciation is: http://seachupp.com/pics/caribe.wav This is the correct pronounciation for the word Caribe. It doesn't matter what Princess says or calls it (and yes, they do pronounce it incorrectly in their elevators). Caribe is the spanish word for Caribbean as the "Caribbean Sea" is el "Mar Caribe." :) Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rienreiter Posted August 13, 2006 #16 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Spanish etymology meaning cannibal. This right? I don't know where this came from as the spanish word for cannibal is "carnivoro." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug R. Posted August 13, 2006 #17 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Merriam-Webster pronounces it as kah ree bee, accent on ree. Functions as a noun, Spanish etymology meaning cannibal. This right? Where's my sixth grade teacher when I need her? If that is true. then just what is it Princess serves in the Cafe Caribe :eek: ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trvlcrzy Posted August 14, 2006 #18 Share Posted August 14, 2006 We all learn after hearing the British accent lady in the elevator enough times. DH and I discussed "the voice" on the elevator during our cruise... on the CB, the female voice does not have a British accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbisson Posted August 14, 2006 #19 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Just put me on that deck and pronounce it any way you want! ;) -Monte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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